Black Painted Pacesetters - 4th F-Body

BeastII · May 7th, 2010, 12:19 AM

Anyone ever run these? Thinking of picking these up as a temporily solution until can afford some better stainless quality longtubes. Power should be the same correct? Just a matter of them not holding in head as good?

c casey · May 7th, 2010, 12:37 PM

these parts will work just fine as long as you use good grade of gaskets and bolts to attach them with . C Casey

remember that only a few years ago all a body could get was chrome or painted

youngrigo aka NVEEOUS · May 7th, 2010, 12:55 PM

I would use the stock bolts and buy stock replacment gaskets from GM.

BTW whats the price diffrence between the black and coated headers?

I run Pacesetters in my car!

99Hugger · May 7th, 2010, 01:35 PM

I've have coated Pacesetters for about 5 years now. I re-torqued the bolts a few times the 1st year, was good to go after that. They fit good to.

RrCoX22 · May 7th, 2010, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by youngrigo aka NVEEOUS

BTW whats the price diffrence between the black and coated headers?

thinks it's like $100... black painted ones are about $270. cheapest headers you can buy on the market but not necessarily in quality compared to some others.

...and ya, but new GM MLS gaskets and re use stock bolts

95droptopz · May 7th, 2010, 11:48 PM

I have the painted headers they fit good no problems here. I would suggest taking that paint off and re spraying with a very high temp paint cause what comes on the headers willl cook off in about 2 min.

ZEEMAN · May 25th, 2010, 07:14 PM

Why dont you just save your money a little longer to get the ceramic ones? Instead of going through the hassle of changing headers twice. Plus its only about 100 to 200 dollar difference between the two. IMO put the ceramic pacesetters on once and be done with it.